Following his death in December 2016, Kerns penned a heartfelt tribute to her late TV husband and longtime friend.

“Alan was a true and loyal friend,” she wrote in a statement to Entertainment Tonight. “As Maggie and Jason Seaver, we experienced more than a life-changing success together. When you pretend to love someone day after day, year after year, you see all their faults and foibles and learn to accept them as they are, separate from you, and there is a connection that happens that is hard to explain. I had that with Alan. Maybe that’s what marriage should be, the ability to love without judgement and the strength to remain separate.”